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Android Ransomware Predictions Hold True

11

Sep

2013

Back in June we discovered a malicious Android application that was holding user’s Android phones for ransom. This discovery confirmed earlier predictions that ransomware would evolve and arise on new platforms, such as mobile devices.As part of our pre-emptive SMS spam domain identification, we have detected a recently-registered domain that is currently serving a new […]

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The rise in the exploitation of old PDF vulnerabilities

29

Apr

2013

Exploitation of software vulnerabilities continues to be a common way to infect computers with malware. Leveraging exploits allows malware authors to infect, disrupt, or take control of a computer without the user’s consent and typically without their knowledge. Exploits target vulnerabilities in operating systems, web browsers, applications, or software components that are installed on the […]

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Scammers Set to Kick off UEFA EURO 2012

05

Jun

2012

Contributor: Anand Muralidharan The 14th edition of the UEFA European Championship is set to begin from June 8th and will be hosted in Poland and Ukraine. Symantec has intercepted a 419 spam attack targeting EURO 2012. Below is a screenshot of the spam mail. The scam message is attached as a PDF file called UEFA.pdf. […]

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